Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-dùma

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 This Proto-Bantu entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Bantu

Verb

*-dùma (infinitive *kʊ̀ )

  1. to roar

Descendants

  • Southern Bantu:
    • Nguni: *-duma
      • Phuthi: -dûma
      • Swazi: -dvuma
      • Xhosa: -duduma (with reduplication)
      • Zulu: -duma

References

  1. ^ Entry 1256 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
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